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Kongu Nadu, also known as Kongu Mandalam, is the geographical region comprising the western and north-western part of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu and in some instances, parts of southeastern Karnataka and eastern Kerala.
Most of the Kongu Vellalar kootams have Sangam period names, named after a famous Sangam cheiftain, king or a dynasty. Chera country, wrongly thought at first to be Kerala is ascertained to be Kongu with their capital at Karur Vanji.
12 lip 2021 · Explained: Tracing Kongu Nadu's history, demography and cultural moorings. A peep into the life and times of people in Kongu Nadu, the region that the BJP govt seemingly wants to carve out of Tamil Nadu. N Vinoth Kumar. 12 July 2021 6:30 AM IST (Updated:2021-07-12 08:08:21)
5 dni temu · The ancient Kongunadu country was made up of a number of districts and taluks which are currently known as Palani, Karur, Dharapuram, Thiruchengodu, Erode, Pollachi, Nammakkal, Salem, Dharmapuri, Nilgiris, Avinashi, Satyamangalam, Coimbatore and Udumalpet.
The history of the Kongu Vellala Gounder caste is one of the most obscure along with the history of the Kongunadu region itself. The Gounders have been credited by many as unique among the other caste groups of the region and southern India as a whole.
4 lis 2024 · Kongu Nadu is neither a specific administrative or political unit within Tamil Nadu but a notional area lying in the western part of the state. The name ‘Kongu’ is derived from the Kongu Vellala Gounders, who are an OBC community that is concentrated in these districts.
10 sie 2017 · Kongu Nadu is all that. Completely off the tourist trail, the area is rich in history; we have Palaeolithic burial sites along the Bhavani and Noyyal and evidence of a flourishing international...
